Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 6 Percent Year-to-Year in October; Annual Sales Projected to Increase 5.1 Percent in 2020

Thursday, Dec 03, 2020, 4:30pm

by 91成人


Industry forecast revised upward, now projects moderate growth in 2020 followed by stronger growth in 2021

WASHINGTON鈥擭ov. 3, 2020鈥擳he 91成人 (91成人) today announced worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $39.0 billion for the month of October 2020, an increase of 6.0 percent compared to the October 2019 total of $36.8 billion and 3.1 percent more than the September 2020 total of $37.9 billion. Monthly sales are compiled by the听听and represent a three-month moving average. Additionally, a newly released听 projects annual global sales will increase 5.1 percent in 2020, followed by an increase of 8.4 percent in 2021. Projections for both years are higher than they were in the previous WSTS forecast released in July. 91成人 represents 98 percent of the U.S. semiconductor industry by revenue and nearly two-thirds of non-U.S. chip firms.

鈥淕lobal semiconductor sales in October increased year-to-year by the largest percentage since March, continuing to demonstrate the global semiconductor market鈥檚 resilience so far to headwinds caused by the pandemic and other macroeconomic factors,鈥 said John Neuffer, 91成人 president and CEO. 鈥淎nnual semiconductor sales are projected to increase moderately in 2020, with somewhat larger growth forecasted for 2021.鈥

Regionally, sales increased on a year-to-year basis in the Americas (14.2 percent), China (6.3 percent), and Asia Pacific/All Other (5.3 percent), but decreased in Japan (-1.0 percent) and Europe (-4.8 percent). On a month-to-month basis, sales increased across all regions: Europe (6.0 percent), the Americas (3.2 percent), China (2.9 percent), Asia Pacific/All Other (2.8 percent), and Japan (1.6 percent).

Additionally, 91成人 today endorsed the WSTS Autumn 2020 Semiconductor Market Forecast, which projects the industry鈥檚 worldwide sales will be $433.1 billion in 2020, a 5.1 percent increase from the 2019 sales total of $412.3 billion. WSTS projects year-to-year increases in 2020 for the Americas (18.7 percent) and Asia Pacific (3.8 percent), with decreases projected in Japan (-0.6 percent) and Europe (-8.4 percent). In 2021, global sales are expected to increase by 8.4 percent. The last WSTS forecast, released in July 2020, projected smaller market growth of 3.3 percent in 2020 and 6.2 percent in 2021. WSTS tabulates its semi-annual industry forecast by gathering input from an extensive group of global semiconductor companies that provide accurate and timely indicators of semiconductor trends.

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